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Blasting into space: Student project to ride on space shuttle
Six students are standing at NASA today, awaiting the moment the space shuttle Endeavor launches with one of their projects.
The first product designed by University students ever to travel into space, the Vortex Ring Transit Experiment will ride in the space shuttle that leaves Earth today and bring back information that could help the medical, and aerospace engineering fields.
Roe v. Wade: 25 years later: Campus to honor decision
Although many University students were not alive when the Supreme Court legalized abortion in the 1973 landmark case Roe v. Wade, the 25th anniversary tomorrow promises to stir up celebration, hostility and memories of the past. Students and faculty members already have kicked off the commemoration, with rallies, speeches and movies intended to educate the University community.
BYOB policy set to begin
Roughly half of the University's undergraduate fraternities tonight are expected to sign a trial Bring-Your-Own-Beverage policy, similar to the agreement signed last December by nine sororities.
"Many fraternities are not ready to go into the BYOB policy 100 percent," said Brad Holcman, Interfraternity Council president. "Most of the fraternities were willing to have a BYOB party with those sororities who have signed the policy."
'U' ensures student safety abroad
Although a recent tragedy has made students more aware of the necessity of safety precautions when studying outside of the United States, the University continues to ensure the safety of students in study abroad programs.
Five college students from St. Mary's College, a liberal arts college in Maryland, were brutally raped Friday while on an educational tour of Guatemala. Thirteen students and three staff members were on the bus when four men with semi-automatic weapons robbed all of the individuals on the bus and raped five of the students.
U. Florida president agrees to resign
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (U-WIRE) - University of Florida President John Lombardi will remain at UF, but not in the capacity of its highest-ranked administrative leader, a state official said Monday.
Steve Uhlfelder, chair of the Board of Regents, said Lombardi has agreed to resign as president, following the public disclosure of a slur he made toward new Chancellor Adam Herbert. He called the first black chancellor of Florida's State University System an "Oreo.
Netanyahu proposal may not be enough
WASHINGTON (AP) - Buoyed by stirring support from evangelical Christians, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began what could be a difficult visit here Monday with a demand that Palestinians cancel their call for Israel's destruction.
MSA discusses resolution for fee increase
The Michigan Student Assembly further discussed a resolution last night that would increase the mandatory student fee of all University students by $4-5. The assembly delayed voting on the issue until next week's meeting.
The current fee of $4.96 per student, per semester is allocated to help fund community service organizations, the Ann Arbor Tenants Union and MSA. The Assembly receives $3.69 of the fee.
City Council announces marijuana awareness month
Ann Arbor City Council members passed a bill last night to recognize February as Marijuana Awareness Month, but they did not choose to advocate or denounce the drug.
"It's an awareness month," said Councilmember Pat Vereen-Dixon (D-1st Ward). "We are neither supporting nor condemning."
Activist urges student involvement in environmental justice
In honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and as part of the University's environmental theme semester, the school of Natural Resources and Environment welcomed Vernice Miller yesterday.
As the director of environmental justice at the Natural Resources Defense Council, Miller, an urban planner, has taken an active role in bringing to light issues of social injustice in society.
The Calendar: What's happening in Ann Arbor today
Court turns down appeal in Mississippi desegregation case
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court sidestepped a dispute over whether Mississippi has done enough to desegregate state-supported colleges and universities - an issue the Justice Department said the court may need to reconsider.
Yesterday, the justices turned down an appeal by black residents who say a revised college-admission plan and a long-standing funding formula have left in place remnants of the old segregated system.
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